Game ID: 22300988
New York Knicks @ Golden State Warriors
Monday, March 18, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 22 34 32 24 112NYK 30 32 37 20 119
GSW vs NYK ScoutingGSW vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (54% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Looney missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 18 min since (68% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 28 min since (105% of 27)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 2 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 3 since 3/07, returns tonight: 17 min (108% of 16)
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 30 min since (111% of 27)
GSW availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 3 since 3/09, returns tonight: 34 min (104% of 33)
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 23 min since (84% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 29 min since (110% of 27)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (104% of 33)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 17)
OUT Looney missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 6 min (35% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 30 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Šarić back 3/20 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 32 min since (96% of 33)
BACK Šarić back 3/20 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 2 since 3/22, returns tonight: 19 min (116% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/22, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 11)
BACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 33)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 17 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 42 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 18 since 1/29, returns tonight: 29 min (82% of 35)
OUT Robinson missed 43 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 44 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 29 min since (82% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 45 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 32 min since (92% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 20 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 46 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 3/14, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 33 min since (92% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/21 · 2 days' restOUT Robinson missed 47 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 33 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 48 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 7 min since (54% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 49 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 10 min since (86% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 50 since 12/11, returns tonight: 12 min (52% of 24)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 9 min since (78% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 39 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 83, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (46 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 83 a night to Golden State's 117 and the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Golden State minus-0. Call it New York 109, Golden State 107, Golden State keeping it close.
3/09 vs SAS 113-126 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-126. GSW shot 47% (41 of 88) to SAS's 51%, 10 of 30 from three. The glass went 39-49 against them. Thompson led with 27 (8 of 16, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kuminga added 26, Wiggins 11. Q4 was theirs, 34-30, the deficit cut from 17 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 96-79 against them. Quinones's -11 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/11 @ SAS 112-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 112-102. GSW shot 49% (46 of 93) to SAS's 42%, 12 of 27 from three. Kuminga led with 22 (9 of 18, 2 of 3 from three); Thompson added 21, Paul 19. The hinge was Q3, 32-18: GSW came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 17. GSW trailed 58-60 at the half and won the second half 54-42. Jackson-Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/13 @ DAL 99-109 — GSW notes
GSW lost 99-109. GSW took 10 more shots (92 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to DAL's 54%, 9 of 28 from three. Kuminga led with 27 (8 of 17, 9 of 10 at the line); Wiggins added 17, Podziemski 11. Q1 was theirs, 27-27, but the other 3 periods went 82-72 against them. Paul's -14 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 @ LAL 128-121 — GSW notes
GSW won 128-121. GSW shot 53% (51 of 97) to LAL's 51%, 14 of 34 from three. Curry led with 31 (12 of 24, 3 of 10 from three); Thompson added 26, Kuminga 23. The hinge was Q3, 35-27: a lead of 1 became 9. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/18 vs NYK 112-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 112-119. GSW shot 48% (42 of 88) to NYK's 48%, 14 of 36 from three. Curry led with 27 (8 of 20, 4 of 13 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Jackson-Davis added 19, Thompson 18. Q4 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 99-88 against them. Podziemski's -15 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/20 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Šarić (2 straight), Looney (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 23 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Goodwin (2 straight), Williams Jr. (5 straight), Pippen Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12 and the glass, where Memphis has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-3. Call it Golden State 116, Memphis 109.
3/22 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 23 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Haliburton at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 29 and the line, where Indiana takes 19 free throws a game to Golden State's 14. Call it Golden State 118, Indiana 117, Indiana keeping it close.
3/24 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Conley at 17 a game. Without Towns (8 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 15 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 118 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Minnesota minus-2. Call it Minnesota 117, Golden State 109.
3/26 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 100, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (15 straight), Robinson (3 straight), Richardson (18 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Šarić (2 straight), Looney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 100 a night to Golden State's 119 and the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Miami's 34. Call it Miami 113, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
3/10 vs PHI 73-79 — NYK notes
NYK lost 73-79. NYK shot 32% (26 of 80) to PHI's 39%, 9 of 40 from three. NYK turned it over 19 times to PHI's 13, and PHI turned those into 9 steals. Brunson led with 19 (6 of 22, 1 of 9 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); DiVincenzo added 15, Bogdanović 10. Q4 was theirs, 17-16, the deficit cut from 7 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 63-56 against them. Sims's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 vs PHI 106-79 — NYK notes
NYK won 106-79. NYK shot 51% (40 of 79) to PHI's 38%, 14 of 40 from three. The glass went 51-31 for them. Hart led with 20 (8 of 16, 1 of 6 from three); Brunson added 20, DiVincenzo 16. The hinge was Q1, 26-14: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/14 @ POR 105-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-93. NYK shot 44% (38 of 87) to POR's 40%, 6 of 29 from three, and went to the line 26 times to POR's 16 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. NYK turned it over 12 times to POR's 17. Brunson led with 45 (14 of 30, 2 of 10 from three, 15 of 17 at the line); DiVincenzo added 12, Anunoby 12. The hinge was Q2, 29-16: a lead of 1 became 14, and the lead reached 22. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/16 @ SAC 98-91 — NYK notes
NYK won 98-91. NYK shot 43% (37 of 86) to SAC's 35%, 11 of 39 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAC's 26. The glass went 52-42 for them. Brunson led with 42 (17 of 28, 5 of 10 from three); DiVincenzo added 15, Burks 12. The hinge was Q2, 32-26: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 5. Burks was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/18 @ GSW 119-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-112. NYK shot 48% (44 of 91) to GSW's 48%, 14 of 37 from three. Brunson led with 34 (12 of 25, 3 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); McBride added 29, DiVincenzo 18. The hinge was Q1, 30-22: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/21 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Porter Jr. at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 91, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (47 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Denver minus-3 and the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to New York's 29. Call it Denver 108, New York 106, New York keeping it close.
3/23 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 98, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight), Robinson (48 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 24 and Bridges at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to Brooklyn's 115 and the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-1. Call it New York 113, Brooklyn 104.
3/25 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 100, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 17 a game. Without Anunoby (3 straight), Robinson (49 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 18 and Ivey at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Duren (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 100 a night to Detroit's 118 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 116, Detroit 103, New York by 13.
3/27 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 18 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 20 and Dick at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Barrett (7 straight), Quickley (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and DiVincenzo at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (4 straight), Robinson (50 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Toronto minus-13 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 18 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 112, Toronto 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
NYK/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jalen Brunson scores 34 points to lead the Knicks past the Warriors 119-112
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Jalen Brunson scored 34 points and Miles McBride added a career-high 29 to lead the New York Knicks to their fourth straight win, 119-112 over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.
The Knicks raced out to an 18-4 lead early in the game and never trailed as they earned just their fifth win in their last 19 meetings against the Warriors.
“This team has demonstrated all year there’s a lot of fight, a lot of heart, a lot of toughness and a lot of togetherness to the group,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. "So there’s a belief that we can win. We always talk about our defense, our rebounding, taking care of the ball. I thought we shared the ball extremely well tonight."
Josh Hart had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his fifth triple-double in the past 21 games for New York, while playing all 48 minutes.
“You can’t say enough about the job Josh did as well. Josh’s toughness was huge for us in this game,” Thibodeau said.
Donte DiVincenzo added 18 points for the Knicks.
Stephen Curry scored 27 points to lead Golden State and Trayce Jackson-Davis added 19 points and 10 rebounds. The Warriors fell to 17-18 at home this season.
“I don't know what the answer is,” Curry said about the struggles at home. “If we did, we would be able to get ahead of it.”
Golden State chipped into a deficit that reached 15 points, getting within four early in the fourth quarter but could never get over the hump and lost another home game.
“Just one of those nights where we didn't really get anything going from that starting group,” coach Steve Kerr said. “They've been really good but it just felt like from the very beginning we were swimming upstream. I think it was 15-4 out of the gate and we didn't once have the lead in the game. We made a good comeback, but I just didn't think we were disciplined enough throughout the game to earn the win.”
Brunson made enough shots to keep the Knicks in control and is averaging 40.3 points on the first three games of this Western swing.
The Knicks were without forward OG Anunoby , who flew home after his surgically repaired right elbow flared up. Thibodeau said an MRI came back clean and that Anunoby is day to day. Thibodeau said Anunoby is unlikely to rejoin the team for the final game of a four-game trip on Thursday at Denver.
Anunoby missed 18 games earlier because of the injury before returning last week against Philadelphia. He played three games before the injury flared up again.
Anunoby's absence gave McBride a chance to at his 10th career start and he delivered in a big way.
He played tight defense early against Curry as New York held Golden State scoreless for the first 3:53 of the game — the longest game-opening scoring drought for the Warriors in more than three years.
McBride scored 19 points in the first half — two off his career high — and the Knicks led 62-56 at the break.
“We wanted to add more shooting to the floor," Thibodeau said. "That’s really, you know, why we did it. When they sent the second defender (at Brunson) now we have another 3-point shooter out there. We thought that would make a difference.”